by Sir Anastasia » Tue Mar 19, 2013 9:27 pm
I make my own swords with Duck brand indoor/outdoor carpet tape and they last a little over a year from Chaos to Chaos. I also make about 80 loaner and also several commission weapons a year and these also have 8-20 months before breakdown, usually the foam. Our weapons attend 2-4 practices a week. In the past I have also used DAP Contact Cement by Weldwood (red can). This works great too, but I hate glue and the sticky fingers aftermath. All of these things build fine swords if your goal is to have one sad stick of dead foam by the time you want to rebuild.
TLDR: It makes no difference between the right brand of tape and the right brand of glue. Cut the foam straight, don't leave gaps, don't compress the foam with tape or otherwise, and make sure everything is snug together and the weapon is always kept with a cover on.
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